Sheng Yong and Wu Jie's defeated troops quickly shook the world again. Most of Hebei belonged to King Yan. The remaining official troops hurried in the big city such as Zhending and did not dare to come out. In just a few months, Emperor Jianwen experienced great joy and sorrow.

Compared with the loss of countless money, grain and equipment in the canal transport, the losses of the soldiers were the most unbearable. It took time to collect materials and train soldiers. The court, which could not come up with countermeasures to save the situation, could only announce the demotion of Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng again to cancel the excuse of King Yan's military service.

However, the demotion of Qi Huang was not only a sign of the incompetence of the court, but also did not play any role? Even the people of the world could see through the erratic actions of the court, which was nothing more than delaying time, let alone the military and civilians in Peking.

The court also knew that the King of Yan would not stop the army. The two Qi and Huang were obviously expelled, but actually sent them to recruit soldiers. Zhu Di, who had won the battle, also needed time to revise it. Therefore, he seized the opportunity to write to the court to appeal for injustice, win the hearts of the people, and secretly prepared troops to fight again.

In this way, a political war of words began between the Yan Palace and the court. Xu Hao ambushed the 30,000 Shandong troops who came to rescue with 8,000 musketeers, and won a great victory! Zhu Gaoxu was invincible all the way and rushed to the other side of the river. After ten days of transport, all the materials obtained were sent to Cangzhou. In order to dispel the idea of ​​Yan going south to Shandong, Xu Hao returned the empty city of Dezhou to Sheng Yong.

The disappearance of his father-in-law Xu Da made Zhu Di alert. Facing Xu Hao, who made great contributions, said, "When you do well, you will be promoted to the left governor when you are rewarded by merit. By the way, where did he go to Taishan?"

Xu Hao said the truth: "The second grandfather lived in the royal palace impatiently and lived in seclusion for more than ten years. He couldn't stand it and hid his head and tail again, so he traveled alone to the world."

"Traveling all over the world?" Zhu Di looked unhappy, "You just let the old man be lonely and drifting? You do whatever you want without my permission, and you will lose your attention."

Xu Hao said: "I dare not refuse to follow the elder's orders, and the overall situation is now determined, so it doesn't matter whether I am here or not. I hope the prince will fulfill his old man."

Zhu Di stared at the young man in front of him who had made great contributions and said in a deep voice: "If my father-in-law returns to the capital to be an enemy of the court, then you are a sinner."

"Yes!" Xu Hao's expression remained unchanged.

Zhu Di was not too good to scold him, and said, "All the people stay, you can return to Liaodong as soon as possible, and on behalf of my king, I will send a mission to Korea and the Jurchens to surrender to all ethnic groups to set up garrisons."

Xu Hao nodded and turned around. Yao Guangxiao whispered: "Xu Hao is the right-hand man of the prince. If he restrains Shandong, he can be sure of everything. Is it a waste of talent to return to Liaodong?"

Zhu Di shook his head and said, "He is just good at trying to get some tricks. I think I will fight with my soldiers and fight hard, but he took the opportunity to gain military achievements and won many times without any effort. The two armies may be able to defeat him. How dare I let him confront Tiexuan's Shandong Army to fight a tough battle? Besides, he is more skilled in internal affairs than in wars. It is worthy of people to guard Liaodong."

What Zhu Di cares most about now is dealing with the court. He has no time to worry about Xu Hao, and he declares that "right and wrong". After all, the court has a good reputation and is forced to raise an army at first to gain the sympathy of the military and civilians of Peking and many people who don't know the truth. Now the court has exiled two treacherous ministers and does not care about the crime of rebellion. After several years of war, the northern creatures have suffered heavy losses, and both sides have suffered heavy losses. If they do not withdraw their troops, it is difficult to tolerate.

Therefore, Zhu Di wanted to win public support and pointed out sharply that the court was just "expressing the name of expulsion, but the real master's ambition to massacre and harm the vassals", and the strategy of reducing the vassals has not changed at all. Haven't you seen "the soldiers in Dezhou gathered day by day" and "I heard that the people's children were recruiting as soldiers again"?

He publicly asked the court to admit his guilt and actually withdraw his troops, not so. He dared not speak out for his wealth and life. According to the words of the King of Yan, Qu was in the court, and he was still forced to save himself and kicked the ball back to the court.

The King of Yan's letter was sent to the capital. Fang Xiaoru, who became a counselor, believed that this was an opportunity to sluggish the Yan army and suggested that the emperor answer the above questions to use this to relax the fighting spirit of the Yan army.

In the Qing Dynasty, Fang Xiaoru said: "It will take at least one or two months to communicate with each other. The Yan army has been stationed in Daming for a long time and is about to be in the heat and rainy season. The northern army is not resistant to heat and humidity and will not fight. During this period, all the troops of the official army gradually concentrated, and only waited for the Yunnan army far away to arrive at the front line to encircle and suppress the Yan army."

The Yunnan army refers to the general He Fu, the general of the capture of the enemy. As the deputy general, He Fu, who assisted the old king of Pingxi for many years, has repeatedly quelled the rebellion and made great achievements.

In order to deal with the King of Yan, Qi Tai recommended He Fu to lead 10,000 elite Yunnan troops into Beijing, and was promoted to the governor of the General, and was preparing to replace Sheng Yong as a general to attack the Yan army.

However, Fang Xiaoru did not think that He Fu could replace Sheng Yong, because he was a deputy general and had been stationed in the border areas of Yunnan for a long time and was not familiar with the north.

Zhu Yunwen still did not change his trust in his confidant officials, but forgot Qi Tai's explanation and said happily: "According to your advice, General He was appointed as the left governor, and led his troops to increase troops to aid General Sheng Yong and serve as deputy general."

Fang Xiaoru also suggested: "Recruiting the general of the Yan army, Xu Hao, to surrender to the court, pardon his crimes and be granted a marquis, and to conquer Liaodong, he will not be allowed to be sent down! He ordered him to transfer the Liaodong army and horses to attack Shanhaiguan and Yongping, and to transfer the Dezhou army and horses to disturb Beiping. If the Yan army is fundamentally affected by the enemy, he will definitely withdraw his troops and return to support. At that time, the army will gather together to pursue him and defeat the Yan army in one fell swoop."

"Xu Hao?" Zhu Yunwen sighed deeply, regretting that there was a quarrel between him and Xu Hao.

Fang Xiaoru urged: "Things have been accomplished, and opportunities must not be missed."

In this way, the imperial court sent Dali Shaoqing Xue Yan and others to Daming Prefecture to announce the cession. The imperial edict drafted by Fang Xiaoru was deliberately pardoned the crimes of the father and son of the King of Yan and the soldiers, and sent them to their country, not to prevent military affairs, and to regain the title of the king and be a vassal assistant forever.

Inspired by the Yanjing Times, Xue Yan also carried thousands of proclamations printed on small yellow paper with him. At this moment, the Yanjing Times had been ordered to be sealed by Zhu Di. How could he allow scholars to curse the masters and give advice to the country? On the contrary, the trend of the Shilin Academy in various provinces under the rule of the court was in full swing. Zhu Yunwen and civil officials were very encouraged and praised as a prosperous literary circle.

The secret of the proclamation was sent out so that all the soldiers of the Yan army knew about the imperial orders of the court and did not follow the rebels anymore.

Xu Hao, who was far away in Liaodong, sighed: "If you did this a year ago, the morale of the army would be disintegrated. Now that the war has been fought for nearly three years, the hatred is so strong that it cannot be dissolved. Seeing that the court is about to overthrow, who will be willing to fail?"

For a nerd like Xue Yan, the Yan Palace has had a successful routine. Xu Hao can guess his ending, so what about his own ending?

On April 16, Xue Yan brought the emperor's edict to the military camp. Zhu Di read the edict and sneered: "The way of the emperor is to be prosperous and to issue orders, and to make great promises in the world. How can we deceive people and use the foundation of our ancestors as a joke!"

First, he suppressed Xue Yan and others with the prince's majesty. Looking at the officials who were leaning down in front of him, Zhu Di asked: "The edict says this, what is your word for the decree?"

Xue Yan, who was kneeling on the ground, replied, "But I want your highness to release the troops and come to Xie Xiaoling, and the troops can stop."

Zhu Di sneered: "The vassal state is in danger, and disasters are endless. The country is deeply worried. I will hold the traitor and the Chou will present the prisoner of Taizu to thank Xiaoling. I am my wish. The soldiers I have written are tested by the emperor to protect them and use them as unpredictable. The system has been determined and it is difficult to change. Now I want to release the troops, so I will use bare hands to tie them up. This treacherous minister's plan is to deceive others, and even a three-foot boy will not be confused."

As he spoke, King Yan was angry, his fingers glared at the soldiers who looked like a vague person and shouted: "Is there a real man?"

The soldiers immediately held swords and shouted loudly, demanding to kill Xue Yan, which scared Xue Yan and others to speak in panic.

Seeing that the demonstration was almost over, Zhu Di stopped the angry soldiers and said, "There are only a few treacherous ministers, and Xue Yan is the commander of the emperor, so he will not die."

Just as the crowd looked around, Xue Yan was sweating profusely and trembling. He was not afraid of death. Instead, he shouldn't be the one who came to speak generously on this occasion, and he was talking about the masses of scholars? Why can't he even say a word of excitement?

Zhu Di laughed in his heart and said, "I saw Xue Yan and others talking charmingly and looking far away. This is to look at me in the real world, not to seek peace. We should show our strengths and show our strengths."

At that moment, the King of Yan ordered the troops to gather and line up to inspect the court. Xue Yan had no choice but to get up and tidy up his clothes and cheer up, and followed the King of Yan out of the tent.

Speaking of which, the officials of the court really wanted to see what the Yan army had won repeatedly. They climbed up to see the Yan army camps connected, boundless, stretching for more than a hundred miles.

The camps were spears and armor shone on the field, the soldiers were shooting and practicing, and the drums were chanting, which shook the sky and the earth. Especially the Shenji Camp created by Xu Hao, which was straight and new military uniforms and uniform paces, let alone combat effectiveness, at least when it comes to parades and reviewing the gods, they are definitely the number one flower stand in the world today.

Cavalry is divided into heavy cavalry, spear cavalry, muslan cavalry, bow and archery cavalry, light cavalry and range scouts, etc. After walking over, there are infantry, and there are more categories of infantry. Infantry is muskets, muskets, and muskets are artillery. When the unique copper and iron cannons are pulled by carriages, Xue Yan and others are stunned.

This was the first time that Xue Yan saw such a powerful and mighty military appearance, and he couldn't help but secretly talk. After that, he stayed in the Yan army for several days to further understand the strength of the Yan army. Zhu Di let him walk around and ask questions, and the victory of his soldiers was not blown up.

It can be said that seeing the truest side of the Yan army with one's own eyes made Xue Yan doubt whether the war could continue. Just like the previous waves of envoys, they all became the spiritual captive of the King of Yan without the need for gold and silver bribery and life threats.

The court did not believe that the King of Yan would stop the army, nor did the King of Yan believe that the court would keep its promises. In short, both sides pretended to be procrastinating, and tried every means to make substantial concessions from the other party. In fact, they wanted the other party to die.

In this way, Xue Yan returned to Nanjing and reported the trip to Jianwen and the ministers of the Yan army. He brought back a message that the Yan army was rarely seen in the world, and it was both united and difficult to deal with on the battlefield, and it was difficult to deceive him with strategies.

While the mission was returning, the battle between the Yan army and the official army did not stop. Both sides were making new arrangements, and a new war was brewing.
Chapter completed!